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Skeleton Hill A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery Peter Lovesey 9781569475980 Books

Skeleton Hill, written by Peter Lovesey, is the first Peter Diamond novel I have read, but it won't be the last. I was unfamiliar with Lovesey's work until this book was presented by my book club as a suggested read. I was entertained from the first page.

As 2 English Civil War re-enactors are digging for some stashed cold beer, they discover a leg bone in the Landsdown area of Bath, in the English countryside. They both initially suspect that the leg bone is a 400 year old specimen that belonged to one of the original fighters in the Civil War that they are reenacting, so they rebury it. One of the re-enactors, however, is a Historian at the local university, so he comes back later to retrieve the bone, thinking he has made a significant historic find. He is brutally attached from behind and struck on the head. The injury leaves him without memory of his status, address or name.

Local dogs find the bone and Peter Diamond and his team are called in to investigate. The bone is soon discovered to be only 20 years old, not a 400 year old specimen buried near a battlefield. The skeleton is headless which makes it more difficult to investigate, but soon it is revealed to be that of a young Ukrainian female who ran away from London, where she was trapped in a sex trafficking ring. Two weeks after the initial skeleton discovery, the young historian's body is found in a graveyard with his skull bashed in.

Peter Diamond thinks the crimes are connected to each other and wants to pursue the murders simultaneously, while his boss thinks the crimes are unrelated and wants to pursue separate investigations.

Lovesey's characters are genuinely likable and are well described by the author. The plot is a wonderful one and I did not guess who the "bad guys" were. There is terrific visual description of the West Country area of England. There is some English slang that I was unfamiliar with but I could look the words up on my Kindle so this did not present a problem. There is some wonderful humor, as well.

This great book makes me want to read the other "Diamond's in the Series."


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Skeleton Hill A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery Peter Lovesey 9781569475980 Books Reviews

"Skeleton Hill" starts with an interesting tie-in to the English Civil War of the 17th Century. At a periodic reenactment of an important battle near the city of Bath, two participants find a human leg bone buried in the same cache as their six pack of Fosters. They assume it belongs to a fallen warrior from the original battle and respectfully rebury it.. Later in the day, one of the re-enacters, a university historian, is drawn back to the burial spot and is attacked as he attempts to disinter the bone. The attack renders the man senseless and sends him wandering with amnesia for the next three weeks. The locals assume he's simply a homeless bum until he is attacked again--this time fatally. Meanwhile, the leg bone in question is rediscovered by a someone's pet hound, and the police eventually determine that it, and the rest of a skeleton (minus head), are far from 17th Century remains. But who is the victim? Why is the skeleton headless? The rest of the story is a long, detailed police procedural that attempts to discover the identity of the skeleton and the murderer of the historian.

OK--so author Peter Lovesey delivers a decent plot and a rather good procedural. Where this story does not succeed so well is when it hits the denouement and the motivation of the killer(s?) becomes paramount. That motivation as laid out by the author is just not plausible enough to be attributed to the kind of person(s) that the killer(s) turn out to be. For me, it was literally a "oh, come on" moment.

Lovesey is a good writer, but this can't be one of his best efforts.
The unique setting all the novels have is markedly enhanced here as we are thrust onto the site of a battlefield where roundheads and cavaliers brutally clashed centuries before. Dating what might have been a murder from centuries before and identifying the victims, both human and animal is impressive!
alerted me about this book. I love this author and bought it based on that. I was surprised at the format. It is a small sized hardcover book. The print is a little small for my vision but I can read it. It came when it was supposed to and in perfect condition. Peter Lovesey is a British author writing crime fiction. He is so good that you forget you are reading and feel as if you are in the story. His characters are well developed without exhausting side trips. The stories all take place in and around Bath and since this is the third book of his, I have taken the time to look at Bath online. When I take my book reading break every day I want to be transported to a new place and know what it is like. i want to know how life is lived there. It is my escape from a hardworking life. These books do that. Lovesey presents logical, well thought out stories. When I get done I have to sit and try to imagine how he came up with the plot and the manner in which the story is told. His detective Peter Diamond has flaws but is determined and loves a mystery, so do I. I started with The Bloodhounds of Bath which is a story involving a crime fiction book club and has a good discussion of mysteries, crime fiction as a genre and the relationship between life and writing. My second book was the House Sitter and I loved that but felt it was quite different that the first book. Get these books and start enjoying them. the only problem with any of them (besides the small print in this one) is that they end too soon. I do think about Bath and the characters from time to time and wonder how they are.
Skeleton Hill, written by Peter Lovesey, is the first Peter Diamond novel I have read, but it won't be the last. I was unfamiliar with Lovesey's work until this book was presented by my book club as a suggested read. I was entertained from the first page.

As 2 English Civil War re-enactors are digging for some stashed cold beer, they discover a leg bone in the Landsdown area of Bath, in the English countryside. They both initially suspect that the leg bone is a 400 year old specimen that belonged to one of the original fighters in the Civil War that they are reenacting, so they rebury it. One of the re-enactors, however, is a Historian at the local university, so he comes back later to retrieve the bone, thinking he has made a significant historic find. He is brutally attached from behind and struck on the head. The injury leaves him without memory of his status, address or name.

Local dogs find the bone and Peter Diamond and his team are called in to investigate. The bone is soon discovered to be only 20 years old, not a 400 year old specimen buried near a battlefield. The skeleton is headless which makes it more difficult to investigate, but soon it is revealed to be that of a young Ukrainian female who ran away from London, where she was trapped in a sex trafficking ring. Two weeks after the initial skeleton discovery, the young historian's body is found in a graveyard with his skull bashed in.

Peter Diamond thinks the crimes are connected to each other and wants to pursue the murders simultaneously, while his boss thinks the crimes are unrelated and wants to pursue separate investigations.

Lovesey's characters are genuinely likable and are well described by the author. The plot is a wonderful one and I did not guess who the "bad guys" were. There is terrific visual description of the West Country area of England. There is some English slang that I was unfamiliar with but I could look the words up on my so this did not present a problem. There is some wonderful humor, as well.

This great book makes me want to read the other "Diamond's in the Series."